Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:43 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:08 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,640 residentsin the Winslow & Padbury census areaMedian age 46.92,925 households70% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,291 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C669 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSouth Lakelake · 1.6 miNorth Lakelake · 1.9 miSun Hillhill · under a mileMillknob Hillhill · 1.4 miChristmas Gorsewoodland · 2.0 miWashbrookwater · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTomkins Park and Arboretumpark · under a mile · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miGarden of Peacepark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200039 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20253 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,283 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryNordon House Surgeryunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHigh Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWinslow Church of England Schoolages 3-11, 383 pupilsright hereSecondarySir Thomas Fremantle Schoolages 11-16, 681 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSwanbourne House Schoolages 2-13, 295 pupils1.8 miCollegeMilton Keynes College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN22 miRailway stationBletchley7.0 miBus stationBus StationBletchley7.1 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK18 postcode district.
